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Registration codes are an annoying, tedious fact of life when it comes to PC gaming. Nearly every game you buy off a store shelf or download through a digital distributor comes with some sort of multi-character, gibberish code that you must enter in order to prove you’re using a paid copy of the game. It’s an archaic way to do things, but it works well enough that publishers aren’t on the hunt for anything new.
The only problem with registration codes is that sometimes, they don’t work as expected. Recent purchasers of Bioware’s MMO epic Star Wars: The Old Republic are reporting two such issues. The first involves digital distribution codes, some of which are reportedly coming up as invalid. The second involves box copies of the game not containing a code at all, forcing players to go through (shudder) EA support.
This isn’t the first time EA has had problems with registration codes; earlier in the year, numerous players noted that the code included with their copy of Battlefield 3 was printed so crooked it ran off the card, making it unusable.
In the meantime, EA and Bioware are likely trying to get this worked out. The problems reported run the gamut – some Origin purchasers are even reporting that they receive no code, and the Origin system is telling them there’s no record of them ever purchasing the game.
Combine this problem with the long queue times experienced by a large part of the player base and Old Republic seems to be having a bit of a rough launch.
What do you think of missing registration codes? Are publishers allowed to make a mistake now and then, or is this completely unacceptable?
[Destructoid]
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